Before the ODI series, Phil Simmons, the West Indies head coach, had stressed on the need for a big innings from one player and partnerships revolving around him as the way to go about it in one-day cricket. Shai Hope, playing his 100th ODI, ticked those boxes on Sunday (July 24) with his well-paced 115 off 135 as West Indies ended up posting 311/6 in the
WI V INDIA, 2ND ODI
Hope ton, Pooran 74 power West Indies to 311

This is the first instance of West Indies scoring 300-plus in back to back innings at home © AFP